Clutching a Vitara

[bugden23]

Hey guys,

i feel the clutch in my 94' vit is starting to go. Has anyone got theres replaced lately ? and if so how much did it cost.

I'm a handy bloke but i don't trust myself with a job like that, plus i don't have the time with work and uni.

cheers

phil

[islandvitara]

i did one in my SWB vitara about 3 months ago i didnt know anything about changin a clutch i just dived in and had a go with the workshop manual and help from a mate whos a mechanic, easy job just took me a while to do it (18hrs) that was my first time but i reckon i could do it in 3 or 4 if i had to do it again

i cost me $250 for my exedy HD clutch (autobarn) and a few bucks to my mate for helpin me

[11_evl]

ill do it for $450 drive in drive out

ps island vit, change ya sig

[bugden23]

450, wow i thought it would cost truck loads more than that

if i'm gonna pull it apart i'd probably go for a high quality clutch though. one that can take a bit of punishment

how much for one of them you reckon ?

[suzimad]

a clutch that will take "punishment" is also one that doesnt take kindly to operator stupidity , IMHO , you are better off with a standard clutch. No offense im not calling you stupid , but its not like you are doing hard launches at the drags or have a lot of horsepower to warrant a heavy duty clutch , and a heavy duty will stuff up as quick if not quicker in a 4x4 than a standard duty. this is just my opinion of course

[bugden23]

when you have a fully loaded suzuki and you need to have to engage the clutch into first, a heavy duty clutch does come in handy.

Slow driving and constant engaging of the clutch , such as in situations in low speed driving and manouvering requires continued strain on a clutch, in which case a heavy duty unit is far better suited than a lighter duty one.

it also is longer lasting and less likely to fade under constant use

installing a cheap unit is just a false economy

[alien]

i dunno - standard zuk clutch fitted cost me around $300 about 4 years ago... and my old one was utterly COOKED (ie: metal was turned rainbow colours) and took them ages to remove cos it was all siezed up =) haha

If your gearing is right theres no need to waste money on a HD clutch IMO

[11_evl]

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